WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sharon Fletcher traveled from Bethlehem, Pa., in the hopes of attending Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing in the civil rights lawsuit filed by entrepreneur Byron Alle…
Fletcher was one of several hundred people who waited in line for a seat in the courtroom. She was there before 8 a.m. on a chilly morning with her sister and her cousin, waiting on the marble steps of the nation’s highest court. Fletcher said she is part of what she describes as a burgeoning “political platform” called American Descendants of Slavery . It was important for her to be at the courthouse in person, even if she had doubts about whether she’d actually land a seat.
Brenda Smith, of Austin, Texas, and also affiliated with ADOS, said she has worked in the corporate world and dealt with many contract negotiations. “I understand what Byron is going through,” Smith said. “We’re just trying to make sure, for my children and my children’s children, that we don’t want it to be like this in another 400 years.”
Tosha Terry, a children’s programming producer from Washington, D.C., echoed that sentiment. “It’s not an equality opportunity for us to have the chance,” Terry said. “Almost 100% of children’s programming is not produced by African Americans. That’s why there’s a lack of diversity .” Given the David vs. Goliath dynamic, Comcast has struggled to make its case in the court of public opinion. That much was very clear from the turnout for the hearing. While detractors say Comcast is trying to make it harder for individuals and firms to pursue racial discrimination cases in business, Comcast emphasized that Wednesday’s hearing focused on a narrow question of legal interpretation that it believes is germane to the case.
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